Not so obvious signs of drug abuse

Concerned
Mom

Not so obvious signs of drug abuse?I
need help, please, with the not-so-obvious signs of a drug user.
Maybe not even an addict but someone just starting. Stuff that a
non-user would never think of so I can be on the look out. I've
heard a few that I never would have made the connection like
pens broken apart. Anything and everything would help. Thanks.

Replies...

1Headlight

Re: Not so obvious signs of drug abuse? I'm sorry you're going through this Concerned Mom..... my son
used for 12 years.

I know there are many others, but this is what I have off the
top of my head.
In the category of "strange" things found:
missing aluminum foil -or- foil found in strange places (like
under a bed)
small rolled up balls of foil in soda cans or bottles
bent spoons
LOTS of lighters
missing belongings like CD's, video games

In the category of "hiding places":
clothes in closet - check the pockets (carefully, in case there
are needles) - also check inside socks
remove bottom dresser drawer and look on floor beneath
Between mattress and box spring
remove toilet paper roller (from wall) and look inside the metal
roller

Sfj

Re: Not so obvious signs of drug abuse? Users have a variety of methods of ingestion. There are four
common methods and one not as common.
The four most common are:
1. Snorting, you might see shortened straws or pens but some
people use a rolled up dollar bill so there's no way of telling.
2. Eating, requires no paraphernalia at all. I used this method
often.
3. Smoking, often done with a glass pipe, a broken light bulb or
foil.
4. Injection (slamming or shooting) requires a hypodermic
syringe. (outfit or rig)
The fifth, less common, method is the booty bump or vaginal
bump. (you figure it out or send me a PM for explanation)
All meth users will experience a few symptoms in the beginning.
These always include lack of sleep and lack of appetite and
increased energy. Meth is a central nervous system stimulant. In
all cases.

scorpio

Re: Not so obvious signs of drug abuse? LOL,, the light bulbs... here's a story for ya all.
This was in 1996, my husband died and my little brother came to
stay with me to 'help' me out. Note this: I had used meth for
years and thought I knew it ALL....
All the sudden I started missing light bulbs, I'd go to the
garage, flip the switch, look up, no light bulb, then the front
porch, then the back, then it graduated to the inside lamps,
fixtures, kitchen an bath,,, I'm like WTF???? they weren't
blown,,, they were GONE..... all in a few days,,, no light
bulbs,,, my sister calls,,, says,, notice any light bulbs
missing? I'm like how the f*&*( would you know THAT? She tells
me my brother uses light bulbs to smoke meth Say WHAT????
She practically had to draw me a diagram.......

Penel0pe

Re: Not so obvious signs of drug abuse?I
had to get clean and come here to KCI to learn about the light
bulb thing.
I had no idea!

sabino2

Re: Not so obvious signs of drug abuse? Just my 2 cents.......
I would look at the person more than the paraphernalia

My point is when my ex wife was trying to catch me using she
should have just trusted her intuition. She said she could tell
from my eyes (the were empty) and she was always 100% right. But
the paraphernalia thing would always trip her up. perfect
example is when she found a butane lighter and butane that was
given to me as a gift (which by the way I never used butane
lighters cause the one time I did I burned the shyte and it made
me yack), but I was slamming by than and she couldn't catch me
smoking it......

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